Drip dish

ABSTRACT

A drip dish includes a dish body and a drip plate. The dish body has an upper concave surface. The drip plate has a plurality of drip holes. The dish body is formed with a trough and a stepped annular surface around an upper side wall of the trough. The drip plate is detachably connected to the stepped annular surface of the trough. When food is placed on the concave surface of the dish body and the drip plate, redundant grease and water of the food drip to the trough through the drip holes of the drip plate.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

(a) Field of the Invention

The present invention relates to a drip dish, and more particularly to adish capable of dripping redundant food grease.

(b) Description of the Prior Art

In general, food has redundant grease and water after cooking. If thefood is directly placed in a bowl or a dish, the food will be dipped inthe food grease and water. This may influence the deliciousness of thefood. For example, if the fried food is directly placed on an utensil,the lower portion of the food will be dipped in the redundant foodgrease, so that the surface of the fried food becomes soft and the tasteand the appearance of the food become bad. There are two ways to solvethis problem: one is to use a filter for dripping the redundant foodgrease, the other is to place oil absorbent paper on the utensil. Theformer takes a lot of time to drip the food grease. The latter can notbe used for the food with water. Besides, if the grease is too much, theoil absorbent paper will be unable to absorb all the grease.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

The primary object of the present invention is to provide a drip dishthat solves the aforementioned problem.

The drip dish includes a dish body and a drip plate to drip redundantfood grease and water. In addition, the dish body and the drip plate maybe assembled and disassembled with ease.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is an exploded view of the drip dish according to a firstembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the drip dish according to the firstembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a partially perspective view of the drip dish according to thefirst embodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 4 is a cross-sectional view of the drip dish showing the firstembodiment of the present invention when in use;

FIG. 5 is another cross-sectional view of the drip dish showing thefirst embodiment of the present invention when in use;

FIG. 6 is a perspective view of the drip dish according to a secondembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 7 is a top view of the drip dish according to a third embodiment ofthe present invention;

FIG. 8 is a top view of the drip dish according to a fourth embodimentof the present invention;

FIG. 9 is a perspective view of the drip dish according to a fifthembodiment of the present invention;

FIG. 10 is a cross-sectional view of the drip dish according to thefifth embodiment of the present invention; and

FIG. 11 is a top view of the drip dish according to a sixth embodimentof the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way ofexample only, with reference to the accompanying drawings.

As shown in FIG. 1 to FIG. 3, the drip dish according to a preferredembodiment of the present invention comprises a dish body 1 and a dripplate 2. The dish body 1 can be made of ceramics, metal, or a plasticmaterial. The dish body 1 has an upper concave surface 11 for placingfood thereon. The drip plate 2 can be made of ceramics, metal, or aplastic material. The drip plate 2 has a plurality of drip holes 21. Thedish body 1 has a trough 12 at the center of the concave surface 11 anda stepped annular surface 13 around an upper side wall 121 of the trough12. The stepped annular surface 13, the concave surface 11 and thetrough 12 have height differences for placing the drip plate 2 on thestepped annular surface 13. The drip plate 2 is detachably connected tothe stepped annular surface 13 of the trough 12. Thus, the drip dish isassembled. Referring to FIG. 4, food 30 is placed on the concave surface11 of the dish body 1 and the drip plate 2, so that the redundant foodgrease and water can drip down to the trough 12 through the drip holes21 of the drip plate 2, preventing the redundant grease and water frominfluencing the food 30.

Referring to FIG. 2, FIG. 6 and FIG. 7, the dish body 1 has an edge 14in a circular, oval, or polygonal shape. The trough 12 and the steppedannular surface 13 of the dish body 1 have a circular, oval, orpolygonal shape. The drip plate 2 has a shape identical to the shape ofthe trough 12 and the stepped annular surface 13, such that the dripplate 2 can be easily assembled to the stepped annular surface 13 of thetrough 12.

As shown in FIG. 6, FIG. 7 and FIG. 8, the drip plate 2 has theplurality of drip holes 21 in a matrix permutation, a radial permutationor other permutations. As shown in FIG. 9 and FIG. 11, an upper surfaceof the drip plate 2 has a plurality of ribs 22 in a radial arrangementand a recess 23 between every two of the ribs 22. The recess 23 isformed with the drip holes 21. The drip holes 21 can be in an elongated,circular, oval, or polygonal shape. Thus, the food grease and water candrip down to the trough 12 of the dish body 1 through the drip holes 21.As shown in FIG. 1, FIG. 9 and FIG. 10, the upper surface of the dripplate 2 can be a flat surface or a convex surface to enhance the dripfunction.

As shown in FIG. 4, when the present invention is in use, the food 30can be placed on the dish body 1 and the drip plate 2, without using afilter to drip the food grease and water. This can save the time to dripthe food grease by using the filter. When the food is placed on the dishbody 1 and the drip plate 2, the redundant grease and water of the food30 can drip down to the trough 12 through the drip holes 21 of the dripplate 2, preventing the food from dipping in the food grease and water.When cleaning the dish body 1 and the drip plate 2, the drip plate 2 canbe detached from the dish body 1. They can be assembled again for nextuse. The present invention is convenient to drip the food grease andwater, and the drip plate and the dish body can be assembled anddisassembled with ease.

Furthermore, as shown in FIG. 5, when the drip dish of the presentinvention is in use, oil absorbent paper 40 is first placed in thetrough 12 of the dish body 1, and then the drip plate 2 is coupled tothe stepped annular surface 13 of the trough 12. In this way, theredundant grease and water of the food 30 drips in the trough 12 to beabsorbed by the oil absorbent paper 40, preventing the oil absorbentpaper 40 from adhering to the food 30.

Although particular embodiments of the present invention have beendescribed in detail for purposes of illustration, various modificationsand enhancements may be made without departing from the spirit and scopeof the present invention. Accordingly, the present invention is not tobe limited except as by the appended claims.

1. A drip dish, comprising a dish body and a drip plate, the dish bodyhaving an upper concave surface, the drip plate having a plurality ofdrip holes, wherein: the dish body is formed with a trough and a steppedannular surface around an upper side wall of the trough; the steppedannular surface, the concave surface and the trough have heightdifferences for placing the drip plate on the stepped annular surface;the drip plate is detachably connected to the stepped annular surface ofthe trough; and when food is placed on the concave surface of the dishbody and the drip plate, redundant grease and water of the food drip tothe trough through the drip holes of the drip plate.
 2. The drip dish asclaimed in claim 1, wherein the dish body has an edge in a circular,oval, or polygonal shape.
 3. The drip dish as claimed in claim 1,wherein the trough of the dish body has a circular, oval, or polygonalshape, and the drip plate has a shape identical to the shape of thetrough.
 4. The drip dish as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drip holesare in an elongated, circular, oval, or polygonal shape.
 5. The dripdish as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drip plate has the plurality ofdrip holes of the drip plate are permutated.
 6. The drip dish as claimedin claim 5, wherein the drip holes are in an elongated, circular, oval,or polygonal shape.
 7. The drip dish as claimed in claim 5, wherein thedrip holes are in a matrix permutation.
 8. The drip dish as claimed inclaim 7, wherein the drip holes are in an elongated, circular, oval, orpolygonal shape.
 9. The drip dish as claimed in claim 5, wherein thedrip holes are in a radial permutation.
 10. The drip dish as claimed inclaim 9, wherein the drip holes are in an elongated, circular, oval, orpolygonal shape.
 11. The drip dish as claimed in claim 5, wherein anupper surface of the drip plate has a plurality of ribs and a recessbetween every two of the ribs, the recess being formed with the dripholes.
 12. The drip dish as claimed in claim 11, wherein the drip holesare in an elongated, circular, oval, or polygonal shape.
 13. The dripdish as claimed in claim 1, wherein the drip plate has an upper surfacewhich is a flat surface.
 14. The drip dish as claimed in claim 1,wherein the drip plate has an upper surface which is a convex surface.